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PRESENTED BY SOUTHWEST FOLKLIFE ALLIANCE 1

WELCOME

In one sense, a festival is an occasion to check out of “real life” and let the imagination fly. Rules of normal comportment and social hierarchies are usually suspended under the banner of a festive spirit. Historically, frenzy and excess were associated with such times of licensed freedom. A folklife festival like Tucson Meet Yourself embodies small traces of these types of ideas — people taste flavors outside their customary palates, dance in the streets, ask questions of strangers. But at the same time, somewhat paradoxically, TMY is also very much about the makings of ordinary life and the simple beauty that hides in plain sight: home cooks, gardeners, self-taught dancers, makers of things, recyclers and admirers of all things Tucson. This is the time once a year when Tucsonans celebrate themselves and their resiliency and diversity, for no other reason than for the happy accident of living here together, in this desert we call “home,” with all the suitcases stuffed with cultural memories that we keep under our beds. Don’t waste any time: enjoy every moment of this experiment in democratic sharing.

Sincerely,

Maribel Alvarez, Ph.D.Public Folklorist, UA Southwest CenterExecutive Director, Southwest Folklife AllianceAssociate Research Professor, UA School of Anthropology

ABOUT TUCSON MEET YOURSELFFor 43 years the Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival (TMY) has brought communities together to celebrate diversity, traditions and expressions of everyday life in Southern Arizona and Northern Mexico. Founded by retired UA folklorist James “Big Jim” Griffith and friends in 1974, TMY is one of the longest-running regional folklife festivals in the nation. Together with over 500 ethnic social clubs, cultural performers, community organizations and civic partners we honor culture with dignity and respect.

WHAT IS FOLKLIFEDR. JIM GRIFFITH

Tucson Meet Yourself describes itself as a “folklife festival.” That’s an unfamiliar label to many, and bears a little explanation. The word “folklife” is related to another word perhaps a bit more familiar. “Folklore” refers to the informal, orally transmitted knowledge of small groups of people—the stories, jokes, sayings, words, and songs that help define a family, an ethnicity, an occupation, a religious tradition. Folklore doesn’t have to be old—but it does have to have some basis in the tradition of its specific folk group. “Folklife” goes beyond verbal lore to include foodways, games, crafts, created landscapes— all the rest of what identifies a living culture. Tucson Meet Yourself is a folklife festival in that it highlights many aspects of our region’s traditional culture. You

can see low rider cars, visit with Ukrainian Easter egg makers, listen to discussions of flour tortillas and sample a multitude of foods — all the while learning a little about how each of these items “fits” into its own cultural context, how it serves to knit that culture together in some way.

Dr. Jim Griffith, together with his wife Loma and a few friends, began Tucson Meet Yourself in 1974. After 43 years, he is still actively involved in producing folklore scholarship and public presentations. He is a Board Member of the Southwest Folklife Alliance.

ABOUT SOUTHWEST FOLKLIFE ALLIANCEThe Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) is an affiliate non-profit organization of the University of Arizona’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The SFA is housed in the College’s Southwest Center, and the Public Folklorist at the Center serves as the SFA Executive Director. Our programs serve communities throughout the Border region corridor to honor folklife practices in the southwest, support the economic development of heritage and folk artists and artisans, and build awareness of diverse folk and heritage practices.

FESTIVAL WELCOME WHAT IS FOLKLIFE

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MIDEASTERN/MEDITERRANEAN DANCE MUSIC EVENTFEATURED ARTISTSSATURDAY, 3-4 P.M. CITY HALL STAGE

French writer Gustavo Flaubert coined the term “Belly Dance.” While traveling in Egypt he saw a dancer in light, flimsy clothing. He was quite taken with the dancer’s abdomen and wrote about it, ignoring many other things about the dance. He coined “danse du ventre,” or belly dance, which is a name even Mideastern people use today. It is a misnomer since the dance uses the entire body, rather than just the belly, and can be quite soulful. In this special presentation, local dance teacher Kathryn Ferguson, who studied in Cairo, Egypt, and Morocco will serve as host for a showcase that will explain how the dance popularly known as Belly Dance is composed of several overlapping cultural and historical elements. Featured in the program will be:

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

HELENA VLAHOSBorn on the Greek island of Ydra, has performed everywhere from the clubs of Hollywood to concerts with orchestras and the famous violinist, Hrach Yacoubian.

GAMAL GOMAADrummer from Giza, Egypt, educated at the Music Academy of Cairo, tours worldwide and has recorded with Arab and European artists.

ROBERT ANTHONY VILLATucson violinist plays a powerful repertoire that includes classical European, Mexican, Spanish and Moorish music.

THE XANADU DANCERSA Tucson-based professional dance troupe established in 1975, under the direction of Kathryn Ferguson.

TRIBUTE TO LALO GUERREROFEATURED ARTISTS: LOS NAWDY DAWGSSATURDAY, 9-10 P.M. CITY HALL STAGE

In December 2016, the Tucson-born musical icon better known as The Father of Chicano Music, Lalo Guerrero, would have celebrated 100 years. A historian through songs of the life experiences and cultural richness of Mexican-Americans in the United States, Lalo Guerrero was called a National Folk Treasure by the Smithsonian Institution. Through the 1980s and ‘90s he liked to drop by Tucson Meet Yourself whenever he was in town and perform for his beloved hometown.

Tucson-based Chicano Rock band Los Nawdy Dawgs will present a tribute to Lalo’s music, with commentary by Arizona Daily Star columnist and Chicano music expert Ernesto Portillo, Jr. Los Nawdy Dawgs formed in 2001 and since then have shared the stage with national bands such as Santana, ZZ Top, Tower of Power, War, and Enanitos Verdes. In 2014 they released the album “Lalo’s Town.”

DAN LEVENSONFEATURED ARTISTFRIDAY, 6-6:30 P.M. PRESIDIO STAGE

A Southern Appalachian native, Dan was raised with Old Time Music. He has become a true master musician and teacher in both the Appalachian Clawhammer Banjo and Old Time Fiddling styles.

A full-time musician for over 20 years, he travels the country with banjo and fiddle singing songs and telling stories of the road. His dad called square dances and his mom played guitar, piano and sang. Dan now calls Tucson, AZ “home” though he also still maintains an old 80-acre homestead in Gallia County in the Appalachian region of Southern Ohio. With 14 Mel Bay publications including his innovative Clawhammer Banjo From Scratch and 10 recordings to his name, Dan is one of the undisputed resources for today’s old time music af icionados.


QUARTER ROYALEFEATURED ARTISTSATURDAY, 4-4:30 P.M. CHURCH STREET STAGE

Quarter Royale is primarily a blues band, but the sounds and styles of two of the band members’ native Bosnia can be easily detected in their music. Formed in 2012 by Tucson residents Hamdija Ajanovic (vocal & guitar), Gene Torres (bass), and Goran Miletic (drums), Quarter Royale brings together years of performing and recording experience, finding inspiration in traditional blues, rock, and ethno sounds and rhythms of the Balkans and Eastern Europe.

CAPOEIRA MANDINGA TUCSONFEATURED ARTISTSATURDAY, 2-3 P.M. PRESIDIO STAGE

For twenty years, Capoeira Mandinga has been teaching, performing, and inspiring Tucson with the history, techniques, traditions, and culture of Brazilian martial arts, dance, and music. The group was started in 1996 by Anne Pollack (Mestra Luar do Sertão), who moved to Tucson after training for 10 years with the third Capoeira master in the U.S., Mestre Marcelo Caveirinha. The group is comprised of students, ages nine through over 50 years, joined through love of Brazilian arts.

ARIZONA DANCE HANDSFEATURED ARTISTFRIDAY, 6-7 PM. CITY HALL STAGE

The Arizona Dance Hands was formed by Dean Armstrong in 1948 at the Open Door Night Club in Tucson. The band came to the attention of Cowboy Singer, Gene Autry through its regular broadcasts on the Autry-owned KOPO Radio (later KOLD). When Autry built the first Tucson TV station in 1953, he chose the Dance Hands to be the first broadcast on the station. The band has played every TMY since 1974. Since Dean’s passing in 2011, his son, Larry, has assumed leadership of the band. Their repertoire includes cowboy, Western & Western Swing music popular in post-WWII Tucson.

DR. STEVEN T. WILHITEFEATURED ARTISTSUNDAY, 4-5 P.M. CHURCH STREET STAGE

An ordained minister and the Presiding Apostle of New Apostolic Ministries, International. He has been performing Gospel Music for the past thirty years and currently serves as Assistant Chapter Representative of the Gospel Music Workshop of America, Tucson Chapter, a community choir that has been active in Tucson for 36 years. He will perform with members of the Gospel Music Workshop a repertoire of African-American music that will include Spirituals, Hymns, Anthems, as

well as Traditional and Contemporary Gospel Music. Dr. Wilhite holds advanced academic degrees in Music Education, Divinity and Christian Ministry.

MARIACHI HERENCIA DE CUCO DEL CIDFEATURED ARTISTSATURDAY, 12-1 P.M. CHURCH STREET STAGE

Active for over 10 years in the Tucson community, this high-quality Mariachi ensemble is directed by maestro Refugio “Cuco” del Cid, who has been playing traditional Mexican music for more than five decades, most notably with Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano for nearly 20 years. Mariachi Herencia plays regularly at Most Holy Trinity church for mass every Sunday as well as private/public events all around southern Arizona. Hailing from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Cuco takes great pride in his Mexican “herencia” (heritage) and enjoys playing “the music of the people.”


SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING: THE LES AVENGE B-BOY CREW (TIPS ARE WELCOME)

SUNDAY, 12 NOON: ACRO-YOGA

PERFORMANCES BY RED SCULPTURE AT JACOME LIBRARY PLAZA:


FRIDAY SCHEDULE

TIME CHURCH STREET CITY HALL

11:00 AM

12:00PM

OCOTILLO RAIN & THUNDERBLUEGRASS BAND

TUCSON PRIME TIME DANCERSTAP DANCING SENIORS

1:00PM

RICHARD NOELTRINIDAD & TOBAGO STEEL DRUMS

KEVIN AND TANISHIA HAMILTONSOUL AND R&B

2:00 TO 5:00PM

R E C E S S R E C E S S

5:00PM

HERMANOS CUATROYAQUI COJUNTO

SANTA PACHITALATIN FUSION

6:00PM

BELLY DANCE TUCSONAZ DANCE HANDS

COWBOY & WESTERN SWING

7:00PM

MEY LHINCUBAN/TROPICAL MUSIC AND DANCE

LEIKARRING & VASA DANCERS

SCANDINAVIAN & SWEDISH

8:00PM

THE GEORGE HOWARD BANDSOUL/R&B

SOUNDS OF THUNDERKOREAN DANCE & DRUMMING

9:00PM

GERTIE N THE T.O. BOYZTOHONO O’ODHAM WAILA

SOL AXEBRAZILIAN MUSIC & DANCE

TIME PRESIDIO KITCHEN STADIUM

11:00 AM CITY HIGH SCHOOL

FOODWAYS INVESTIGATIONS

12:00PM

BOUNCING CZECHSCZECH AND SLOVAK

POLKAS AND WALTZESMONICA ONG

READING FROM “SILENCING ANATOMIES” (KORE PRESS)

1:00PM

AMO CHIPWORLD MUSIC

BARBARA EISWERTH (ISKASHITAA REFUGEE NETWORK) AND BARBARA

ROSE (BEANTREE FARMS)FARMING ROOTS: FORAGING IN THE DESERT

2:00 TO 5:00PM

R E C E S S R E C E S S2:30-5:00 PM

5:00PM

TRADICIONESPERUVIAN & LATIN AMERICAN

JERONIMO MADRIL, JACOB ROBLES & BRANDON ALEXANDER (FLOWERS

AND BULLETS COLLECTIVE)NELDA RUIZ (TIERRA Y LIBERTAD

ORGANIZATION)SUSTAINABILITY & COMMUNITY

TAMARA KHACHATRYANAMERICAN RUSSIAN VIOLIN

6:00PM

DAN LEVENSONOLD TIME APPALACHIAN LOCAL PRODUCERS OF PROTEIN

THE FUTURE OF TUCSON’S “CENTER OF THE PLATE”CELTIC MINSTRELS

IRISH AND SCOTTISH MUSIC

7:00PM

LINDA LOU AND THE DESERT DRIFTERS

WESTERN & COUNTRY

PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGETRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF COOKS

AND CHEFS

8:00PM

M-TRESROMANTIC BOLEROS

9:00PM

ANNON AND THE LATE SHOWSOUTHERN MIDWEST R&B


SATURDAY SCHEDULE


11:00 AM

URVASHI DANCE ACADEMYCLASSICAL INDIAN DANCE TUCSON CHINESE CULTURAL CENTER

LION DANCESUR BLOCYAQUI INDIE ROCK

12:00PM

MARIACHI HERENCIA DE CUCO DEL CID MARIACHI TAPATIO

1:00PM

ALOHA ISLANDERS & HULA HALAU ‘O KI’INANI

HAWAIIAN, TAHITIAN & NEW ZEALAND DANCESIVA MAIA POLYNESIAN DANCERS

2:00PM

ODAIKO SONORAJAPANESE TAIKO DRUMS

GRUPO FOLKLORICO MASEHUAMEXICAN FOLK DANCE

3:00PM

OBON FESTIVAL DANCESO. AZ. JAPANESE CULTURAL COALITION

GUEST ARTISTS: HELENA VLAHOS

AND GAMAL GOMAA WITH XANADU DANCERS

MEDITERRANEAN DANCE

4:00PM

QUARTER ROYALEBALKAN-INFLUENCED BLUES

TUCSON SINO DANCECHINESE

CLUB COLOMBIAFOLK DANCES

BALLET FOLKLORICO LA PALOMA

5:00PM

HALAU HULA O UALANI & MENEHUNE DANCERS

POLYNESIAN DANCE

GABRIEL AYALA QUINTETJAZZMENCO

6:00PM

PURE NATIVETOHONO O’ODHAM WAILA

SUERTE MUSICALTEJANO & COUNTRY

7:00PM

GUEST ARTISTS: YELLOW BIRD INDIAN DANCERS

APACHE/NORTHERN PLAINS AND POW-WOW DANCES

SAGUARO STOMPERS CLOG DANCE COMPANY

8:00PM

I N T E R M I S S I O NTHE PHILIPPINE MABUHAY

CULTURAL FOUNDATION

MANTECALATIN JAZZ AND SALSA SOCIAL DANCE9:00

PMLOS NAWDY DAWGS

TRIBUTE TO LALO GUERRERO


11:00 AM

MARC SEVERSONSTORYTELLER

JOHN SLATTERY: WILD FORAGING IN THE SONORAN DESERT

BOOK SIGNING 11:00-11:15 AM

ELI AND JOANNE SCHNEIDER (BENTLEY’S HOUSE OF COFFEE & TEA)

ANNA AND DAVID PERREIRA (YELLOW BRICK)

COFFEE CULTURE IN TUCSON: A CONVERSATION

12:00PM

QIN’S VOICE STUDIOCHINESE FOLK SONGS

HEATHER INGRAM, EDUCATOR, ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM

GRIND CORN ON A MANOS Y METATES. LEARN ABOUT THIS ANCIENT AND TRADITIONAL MEANS

OF FOOD PROCESSING IN THE SOUTHWESTTUCSON SINO TAIJICHINESE MARTIAL ARTS

1:00PM

JOHNNY BENCOMOPRESENTED BY WESTERN MUSIC ASSOCIATION

EMA PETERSON CORNEJO (BEER GEEK BAKERY) JOHN ADKISSON (IRON JOHN BREWERY) AND JUSTINE

HERNANDEZ (PIMA PUBLIC LIBRARY)A TAKE ON TUCSON’S BEER SCENE

2:00PM

CAPOEIRA MANDINGABRAZILIAN MARTIAL ARTS

SPECIAL PROGRAM: RICHARD NOEL AND REMO DRUMS

PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP (45 MINS)

3:00PM

SONIDO CUATROTEJANO, COUNTRY AND OLDIES

UNESCO DESIGNATION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

GARY NABHAN AND JONATHAN MABRY

4:00PM

MARI KANETA SUZUYUKI-KAIKABUKI STYLE JAPANESE DANCE

JULIE PIERSON & CI’ENA SCHLAEFLI (SAN XAVIER COOPERATIVE FARM)

CYNTHIA SMITH (MISSION GARDENS)FARMING AND ROOTS

5:00PM

BUFFELGRASS BLUEGRASS BAND


PRESENTATION 5:00-5:15 PM

VERONICA SIMON (TUCSON VILLAGE FARM) AND DEBBIE WEINGARTEN

AND CIE’NA SCHAELIFI (FERN)FARM TRAINING AND ADVOCACY

6:00PM

GARCIA BROTHERSNATIVE AMERICAN BLUES/ROCK

7:00PM

SEVEN PIPERS SCOTTISH SOCIETY AND TUCSON & DISTRICT PIPE BAND

PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGETRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION

OF COOKS AND CHEFS

8:00PM

BALKAN SPIRITEASTERN EUROPEAN MUSIC

9:00PM

FADI ISKANDARSYRIAN AND LEBANESE VIOLIN


HAVE A PASSION FOR THE TRADITIONAL ARTS? BELIEVE IN THE COMPELLING ROLE OF CULTURE IN BRINGING ABOUT EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES?WANT TO INVEST IN THE BEAUTY OF EVERYDAY LIFE PRACTICES?

SUNDAY SCHEDULE


11:00 AM

DILUVIO AZPOP ROCK IN SPANISH

AZ KYUDO KAI AND UA KYUDOJAPANESE ARCHERY

12:00PM

THE MAGUIRE ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE

FILIPINO AMERICAN SAMPAGUITA CLUB OF TUCSONTUCSON CASINEROS

CUBAN SOCIAL DANCE

1:00PM

SO. AZ. OLD TIME FIDDLERS ASSOCIATION

GUEST ARTIST: KUMU VICKY TAKAMINE

NATIVE HAWAIIAN CHANT AND DANCE

PAN ATHENIAN DANCERSREGIONAL GREEK

2:00PM

HOLY RESURRECTION ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHOIR

2:00-2:30 PM GUEST ARTIST: KATIA CARDENAL

NICARAGUAN SINGER SONGWRITER BALLET FOLKLORICO TAPATIO2:30-3:00 PM

3:00PM

RITMOS LATINOSHAVANA RUEDA DE CASINO

LAJKONIK POLISH FOLK ENSEMBLE

MARIACHI BELLAS MUSICAL

4:00PM

DR. STEVEN WILHITEFEATURING THE GOSPEL MUSIC WORKSHOP OF

AMERICA, TUCSON CHAPTER

I N T E R M I S S I O N

SPECIAL PROGRAM: YAQUI CEREMONIAL BLESSING

NO PHOTOS PLEASE5:00PM

K-BASS & FARAFINA MUSIKIAFRICAN POP

CLOSING 6:00 PM


11:00 AM

MUSIC & DANCE ACADEMYYOUTH DANCERS


BOOK SIGNING 11:00-11:15 AM

FELIPE S. MOLINA YOEME FOODS AND ETHNOBOTANYGROUP ANATOLIA

TURKISH AND KURDISH FOLK MUSIC

12:00PM

GRUPO RIKENCARIBBEAN FOLK MUSIC

SPECIAL PROGRAM: DANZA AZTECA

CALPULLI TONANTZINPERFORMANCE (45 MINS)


PRESENTATION 12:45-1:00 PM

1:00PM

THE LES AVENGE B-BOY CREWHIP-HOP

JULIE PIERSON & CI’ENA SCHLAEFLI (SAN XAVIER COOPERATIVE FARM)

KELLY WATTERS (FOOD CONSPIRACY CO-OP)

FOOD COOPERATIVES: A CONVERSATIONSAGUARO STRUTTERS

COUNTRY LINE DANCING

2:00PM

LIUDVIKCUBAN PIANO SINGER

DR. JAMES WATSON, ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM

FIND OUT HOW LOCAL RESOURCES AND INTRODUCED CROPS SHAPED OUR PAST AND

CONTRIBUTE TO TUCSON’S DESIGNATION AS A UNESCO WORLD CITY OF GASTRONOMY

3:00PM

KYKLOMEDITERRANEAN ACOUSTIC MUSIC

SOUTHERN ARIZONA WINE AND CHEESE

TASTING AND DISCUSSION

4:00PM

SEVEN VEILS BELLY DANCE

TUCSON SINO MARTIAL ARTS

5:00PM

DESERT DANCERSTOHONO O’ODHAM TRADITIONAL DANCE

CLOSING 6:00 PM

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MAIL YOUR MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTION AND/OR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO:

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All Members receive discounts on SFA programs and workshops; special invitations to members-only previews, events with artists, panel discussions, happy hours or dinners; and free access to SFA publications.

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KATIA CARDENALFEATURED GUEST ARTISTSUNDAY, 2-3 P.M. CITY HALL STAGE

Arguably the most important and popular woman singer in Nicaraguan history, Katia has had a special relationship to Tucson since the 1980s. The surviving member of the acclaimed Duo Guardabarranco, one of Central America’s best “nueva canción” interpreters during that region’s dark war-torn era, Katia and her brother Salvador were teenagers when they began creating music together. Having become musical ambassadors for the Cultural Ministry of Nicaragua, which their famous uncle Ernesto Cardenal directed, they were introduced to U.S. audiences by the American singer Jackson Browne. In 1985 Redwood Records organized their first U.S. tour; that same year they packed a hall in Tucson and kept coming back to perform in the Old Pueblo throughout the next two decades. Local Tucson folk singer and human rights activist Ted Warmbrand forged a beautiful friendship with Katia. He facilitated this unique opportunity for Tucson Meet Yourself. Katia will appear with her phenomenally talented daughter Nina.

KUMU VICKY HOLT TAKAMINEFEATURED GUEST ARTIST

SUNDAY, 1-1:30 PM. CITY HALL STAGE

Vicky Holt Takamine (Native Hawaiian) is an internationally respected master teacher of hula. She began studying the art of Hawaiian dance at the age of 12 and graduated through the rituals of hula in 1975. In 1977, she opened her own school of dance and has helped preserve oral traditions, language, history and cultural practices of Native Hawaiian people for over 30 years. In 2001, she founded the PA’I Foundation, an Oahu-based non-profit created to support Native Hawaiian arts and cultures. Vicky earned a Masters in dance ethnology from the University of Hawaii, where she now teaches. At Tucson Meet Yourself she will be accompanied by a male dancer, Kawika Lum, who will offer a workshop on on lei hulu — feather lei making — after their performance. Kumu Vicky will perform Oli (chant), hula kahiko (ancient style dances) and ‘auana (modern style).

YELLOW BIRD INDIAN DANCERS FEATURED GUEST ARTISTSATURDAY, 7-8 PM. CHURCH STREET STAGE

The Duncan family, from Mesa, Arizona, has traveled internationally and danced several times at the White House for multiple Presidents. Over a span of 28 years, they have toured over 20 countries, including a presentation at the 2012 Olympics in London. Ken Duncan is a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Doreen Duncan is originally from North Dakota, a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation. Started in 1984, their presentations have been praised among critics both within Native American communities and outside for being distinctively energetic, colorful and exciting, while at the same time staying close to spiritual and educational principles. “It is a dream job. I can spend time with my children and see them grow up. It is a perfect fit for our family,” said Doreen, who handles the administrative and marketing side of the dance company while Ken focuses on the creative side. Their presentation will include songs and dances, including a World Champion Hoop Dancer.


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MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH JASIM stands in a long line of master craftsmen from his native country of Turkey. The art of Turkish tiles and ceramics occupies a place of prominence in the history of Islamic art. The “blue-and-white” Iznik ceramics emerged during the early Ottoman period (late 1400s). Countless examples of mosques and tombs not only in Istanbul but all over the empire were adorned with the products of the Iznik potters’ skill. We are fortunate to have such a gifted artist residing in Tucson.

AKIKO VICTORSON demonstrates Shodo — the Japanese cultural art of calligraphy. More than just writing letters, she also embodies the whole expressive actions involved in this skill. Developed by Buddhist monks who trained in China, Shodo demands that the writer clears the mind and let the letters flow. “The calligrapher has only one chance to create with the brush,” says Akiko. “The brush stroke cannot be corrected; the brush writes a statement about the calligrapher at a moment in time.”

PORFIRIO MORA learned the fine art of Mata Ortiz pottery from one of the early masters of this world-renowned tradition, Emeterio “Telo” Ortiz. Mata Ortiz is a small village in Chihuahua, Mexico known for its talented potters. Back in the 1980s, when Porfirio started, there were only about 20 potters in Mata Ortiz. Inspired by ancient Paquime culture, potters use very fine brushes made out of children’s hair to create the designs. Porfirio’s daughter, Lizeth, assists her father in TMY demonstrations.

DAY SPEAKERFRIDAY

1:00PM - 1:15PM Dr. Ihor Kunasz (uKraInIan PysanKa Eggs) IntErvIEw

3:00PM - 3:15PM rajI rajagoPalan (Kolam - rIcE Flour PaIntIng) IntErvIEw

5:00PM - 5 :15PM mustaFa anD mIna calIK (Ebru - watEr marblIng) IntErvIEw

SATURDAY

12:00PM - 12:15PM KEvIn lau (chInEsE lIon DancEr) IntErvIEw

12:30PM - 12:45PM mohyEDDIn abDulazIz (arabIc callIgraPhy) IntErvIEw

2:30PM - 3:30PM jInju lantErns/Fans DEmo

4:00PM - 5:30PM borDErlanDs thEatEr: masK maKIng DEmo

7:00PM - 7:45PM carmEn baron (FolKlorIco costumEs) DEmo


SUNDAY

12:30PM - 12:45PM aKIKo vIctorson (jaPanEsE callIgraPhy) IntErvIEw

1:00PM - 1:15PM DIcK schorr (wEstErn ranchIng traDItIons) IntErvIEw

1:30PM - 1:45PM chI naKano (orIgamI) IntErvIEw


3:00PM - 4:00PM KawIKa lum (FEathEr lEIs) DEmo

INTRODUCING IN 2016: FOLK ARTS TALKING AND WORKSHOP STAGEJACOME PLAZA LAWN

What does it feel to be an artist? To bring beauty into the world? What is the significance of creating art that reflects and represents the values and distinct views of the world of a community? How are “folk” artists different or similar to any other artist or to people who creatively make use of the imagination in non-art places and spaces? How do the occurrences of everyday life compel heritage artists to improvise and sometimes improve upon or even change traditions?

Visit this stage to hear heritage artists discuss this and other ideas in short-interviews and hands-on workshops. The public is invited to participate.


HIGHLIGHTS OF FOODWAYS HIGHLIGHTS OF FOODWAYS

LIL ORBITS MINI CINNAMON DONUTSPRESIDIO PARK, BOOTH E 40-41

“All cultures have some form of donut,” says Martin Carey, whose family business only sells their delicious, made-to-order mini cinnamon donuts twice a year: at Tucson Meet Yourself and Tucson Festival of Books. With a multicultural family that includes relatives who migrated from Yugoslavia and Transylvania, the Carey Family has embraced this “American” snack food with a flare of perfection. But be warned — don’t wait until Sunday to try them: they sell out every year!

IRANIAN STUDENTSCULTURAL ASSOCIATIONJACOME PLAZA, BOOTH J2

There are about 120 Iranian students at the University of Arizona. A growing community of Iranians in Arizona has begun educating the public on how Persian food is distinct from its counterpart “Middle East”or “Mediterranean” varieties. Club activities include celebration of Nowruz (Persian New Year). Among dishes you’ll find at their TMY booth are Kabob-Torsh (beef marinated in Persian spices); KooKoo (a Persian styled frittata or omelet); Mast-o-Khiar (Persian Yogurt and Cucumber dip); and cantaloupe juice.

DON PEDRO’S PERUVIAN BISTROJACOME PLAZA, BOOTH J 28-29

Pedro Gonzvar and his family started serving delicious Peruvian cuisine in Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point, Sonora) in 2004. He opened a restaurant in Tucson which has now transitioned to one of Tucson’s most sought-after food trucks. Peruvian gastronomy is now widely recognized as one of the world’s most diverse, from pre-Hispanic cultures to Japanese influences. Don Pedro’s TMY booth will offer the famous Chicha Morada (Peruvian Purple Corn juice); Anticuchos (USDA certified beef heart skewers); and the favorite Lomo Saltado (Tenderloin beef, homemade fries, onions, tomatoes, and green onions sautéed in high flame and served with white rice).

FILIPINO-AMERICAN SAMPAGUITA CLUB OF TUCSON (FASCOT)PRESIDIO PARK, BOOTH E 31-32

Founded in 1972, the club has been associated with Tucson Meet Yourself since its inception. This will mark their 43rd year sharing their culture with the community through food and dance. The name “Sampaguita” refers to the national flower of the Philippines. The Filipino American community is the second largest Asian American group in the United States. It is estimated that the Filipino population in Tucson is around 2,000 people. Selling food at the festival is the

club’s main fundraising activity every year. The club gives scholarships to young people for college education and responds to calls for humanitarian, civic, and social services. With more than 7,000 islands and a rich multicultural history, Filipino foods are diverse and delicious.

Dishes you will find at the FASCOT booth include:

Food is one of the most elemental ways we express and continue cultural traditions. Food ties us to place, ritual, and heritage. Whether we are rolling out raviolis in Italian neighborhoods of the Northeast or kneading the corn masa for tamales in Mexican barrios in the Southwest, we mark cultural expressions through food. At Tucson Meet Yourself, food is abundant, affordable and always connected to a larger context — the preservation of cultural identity, on the one hand and the “table of reconcilliation” to break down barriers, on the other hand. Rejoice in the bounty before you.

HERE ARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS.

CHICKEN ADOBO CHICKEN COOKED IN VINEGAR, SOY SAUCE, GARLIC, BAY LEAVES AND PEPPER.

PANCIT CHICKEN BREAST, RICE NOODLES, CABBAGE, CARROT, GARLIC, ONION, SALT AND PEPPER.

LUMPIA THE FILIPINO VERSION OF “EGGROLL” FILLED WITH CABBAGE, CARROT, POTATO, SALT AND PEPPER.

TURON BANANA, CINNAMON AND SUGAR FILLING IN A LUMPIA WRAPPER.


WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN HERITAGE, DIVERSITY, AND CULTURAL TRANSMISSION FROM THESE PRESENTING SPONSORS. THEIR GIFTS AND SUPPORT MAKE THIS BELOVED FESTIVAL POSSIBLE.

TMY IS PRODUCED WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM:

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PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF TUCSON AND THE CENTER FOR REGIONAL FOOD STUDIES AT THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. FUNDING GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY SLOW FOOD SOUTHERN ARIZONA.

Why Tucson? What makes this place so unique that UNESCO chose to designate it as the first City of Gastronomy in North America? The story of Tucson’s food system is a multicultural tapestry of collaboration and innovation arising from an ancient agricultural tradition in a uniquely exuberant landscape, and creating cutting-edge solutions to the most critical social, economic and environmental challenges. And this is just the beginning.

EXHIBIT AT JACOME LIBRARY PLAZA TUCSON: UNESCO WORLD CITY OF GASTRONOMY

CYCLING RESOURCES TO CREATE ABUNDANCE

“Turning garbage into gardens” and “turning water scarcity into water abundance” — these are the leitmotifs of our city’s foremost composters and water harvesters, who see waste and runoff as opportunities. Among our local heroes: UA student-run Compost Cats, visionary teacher Brad Lancaster and the Watershed Management Group.

PRESERVING BIODIVERSITYTucson is located in one of the world’s most biologically diverse environments. To protect these precious resources, the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum and Native Seeds/SEARCH are preserving regional agricultural crops through seed banks and projects that make the connection between pollinators and food.

RICH FOOD HERITAGETucson has the longest known history of continuous agriculture in the United States, dating back more than 4000 years. Drawing on ancient local knowledge and the abundance of the Sonoran Desert, Mission Garden and Desert Harvesters work to keep this heritage alive.

TASTING TUCSONThrough increasing numbers of home, community and school gardens, urban farms, thriving farmers’ markets, remarkable food journalism, and independently-owned restaurants sourcing local produce or serving culturally appropriate menus, Tucsonans are leading the way to transform the local food economy. A taste revolution is afoot in our city.

FOOD JUSTICEMany creative programs are giving families access to healthy food, from helping people grow their own to empowering them to become food entrepreneurs. The Food Bank, University of Arizona and Community Garden Program, Iskashitaa Refugee Network and the Seed Library are among those at the forefront of devising inspired solutions.

COMING TO THE TABLEThere are myriad initiatives underway in Tucson creating a uniquely delicious food system and a thriving community. Every day new local food enthusiasts dream up creative ways to nourish our community. Festivals like Tucson Meet Yourself are sites of democratic food-sharing and cultural dialogue. Everyone makes a difference.


HIGHLIGHTS CHILDREN & FAMILY ACTIVITIES PIMA COUNTY MEET YOURSELF

From face-painting to snacking, dancing, drumming and many hands-on art projects led by master heritage artists, TMY is full of activities that kids will enjoy.

The following are some recommendations, but exploring the overall festival is probably the best strategy to get kids excited about learning about the rich cultural diversity of Tucson.

FOLK ARTS:

• Visit the Courtyard of the Old County Courthouse – at least a dozen traditional folk artists offer hands-on activities at their tables. Explore origami, Arabic calligraphy, Japanese brush painting, Henna body decorations, Navajo bead bracelets, and Mexican paper flowers, among many others.

• Make your own Korean paper craft fan, face masks or Hawaiian feather lei at the Folk Arts Talking and Workshop Stage (on Jácome Library Plaza lawn).

PERFORMANCE:

• Join master drummer Richard Noel at the Kitchen Stadium on Saturday at 2pm for a family drumming jam session, presented by REMO Drums.

• Join the community Obon dance on Church Street (a celebration of Japanese culture) and be mesmerized by the sounds of Taiko drums (Saturday 2-4PM).

• Get into the movements of the Brazilian artistic martial art called Capoeira (Saturday 2PM, Presidio Stage).

• Delight kids with the acrobatics of the Chinese Lion Dance (Saturday 11AM City Hall Stage).

• See other children express themselves through dance: Hawaiian (Saturday 5PM Church Stage), Irish (Saturday 12noon Church Street Stage).

• Experience the beauty and respect of a Yaqui blessing ceremony, including the sacred Deer Dancer.

Check the schedule: from belly dancing to Japanese archery and Mariachis, kids will learn a lot!

Be sure to pick up a children’s activity passport at any of the folk arts tables or TMY merchandise booths (FREE).

PIMA COUNTY MEET YOURSELFLOCATED IN JACOME LIBRARY PLAZA

Be sure to stop by the Pima County Meet Yourself Pavilion located in front of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library. Bring your little cowboys and cowgirls to rope a steer

and receive a prize. Ride your bike to the Pavilion and get a free bike bell. Come see the Pima Community College Men’s Soccer and Football Leagues and get their autographs. Make your own button with the Pima County Library. The County’s Health Department, Pima Animal Care Center, Office of Sustainability, Environmental Quality, Natural Resources Parks and Recreation, Kino Sports Complex and the LOOP will all be there!

TUCSON MEET YOURSELF IS A FREE EVENTHelp make this gift to the people of Tucson possible. Make a festival donation. Thanks!


SOUTHWEST FOLKLIFE ALLIANCE

BOARD OF DIRECTORSRobert Berzok (Chair)Crisis Communication Specialist (retired)

Bryan Falcon (Vice-Chair)Vice President Product Strategy, PowerSchool, LLC

Regina Kelly (Treasurer)Pima County Office of Economic Development

Dr. Lydia Breunig (Secretary)University of Arizona/ College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Jim Griffith (Founder)Folklorist/Author/Founder

Maire SimingtonBanner Health, Phoenix

Marcelino FloresEconomic Development Planner/ Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Vanessa BechtolVisit Tucson

Elizabeth StahmerDirector, UA Social & Behavioral Sciences Research Institute

TMY 2016 SUPPLIERS5th Avenue ProductionsA La Carte RentalDesert CleanDesert SoundEclipse ATMGolf Carts of ArizonaReddy IceRoadSafeThe A-TeamThe Underestimated CityTucson Environmental ServicesTucson Recycling & WasteTucson TallowU of A Compost CatsRiverpark InnTucson Police DepartmentAlphagraphics

TMY 2016 STAFF

Aaron Dinius, Operations Associate Director Alex Mar, Operations Associate Director Alma Kennedy, Food/Exhibitors Coordinator Andrea Thomas, Assistant Performers CoordinatorAngel Breault, Logistics TeamBarbara Zelano, Stage Manager City Hall Stage Brian Bollt, Logistics TeamCarmen Bonillas, Information Office Coordinator Cesar Urena, Logistics TeamChet Phillips, Sustainability Team Coordinator Dena Cowan, Exhibit CuratorElizabeth Marie Ecklund, Beverage/Merchandise CollectionsGerard Acuna-Schultz, Logistics TeamGilbert (Ice) Rojas, Security – Clean up Team CoordinatorGreer Dove, Folk Arts Director Guadalupe Johnston, Information Office Coordinator Hilary Walker, Festival Volunteer Advisor Jennifer August, Festival Office Manager Jessica Escobedo, Volunteer Coordinator Jorge Palos-Chavez, Logistics TeamJR Davis, Logistics Team Justyn Dillingham, Folk Arts Assistant Kelly Griffith, Volunteer Registrar Kimi Eisele, Media and CommunicationsLiane Hernandez, Cultural Kitchen Coordinator Loma Griffith, Founder and AdvisorRichard Noel, Stage Manager Church Street Stage Sarah Renkert, Exhibit PreparatorScott Sawyer, Logistics TeamSophia Gonzalez, Donation Collections AssistantSteven Meckler, Festival Photographer

SOUTHWEST FOLKLIFE ALLIANCEPHONE: (520) [email protected]

SPECIAL HAPPENINGS FESTIVAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

AIDS WALK ARIZONA/TUCSONTMY has partnered with the So. AZ AIDS Foundation (SAAF) for the last five years to share equipment and footprint to stage AIDSWALK on the Sunday morning of the festival. AIDSWALK culminates at Jácome Library Plaza with the ritual unfolding of NAMES Quilt Panels, also on display throughout the three days of TMY.

LOWRIDER CARS SHOW-N-SHINEOrganized and hosted by The Dukes Car Club and sponsored by O’Rielly Chevrolet. The Dukes are the oldest car club in continuous existence with over 30 chapters all over U.S. and abroad. Described once as “butterflies with transmission,” lowrider cars and oldies (pre-1950 Chevrolets) speak to the pride of community.

JINJU KOREAN LANTERNSThe city of Jinju, South Korea is famous for its spectacular festival of lanterns, which float on the Namgang River carrying wishes from town residents. In September 2015 the city of Jinju gifted Tucson with a set of 25 lanterns. A small selection has been in view at the Children’s Museum; a larger group was on display on the East Lobby of the Tucson Convention Center. Now, 16 of the them can be enjoyed at TMY. Made of silk fabric and paper and illuminated at night, these stunning works of art reflect the beauty of Korean culture.

MARIBEL ALVAREZ, PH.D.PROGRAM DIRECTOR

TIM ESCOBEDO FESTIVAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

LEIA MAAHSSOUTHWEST FOLKLIFE ALLIANCE, PROGRAMS MANAGER

JULIE RAY CREATIVEGRAPHIC DESIGN, MARKETING AND WEBSITE MANAGEMENT

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FOOD VENDOR LEGEND HIGHLIGHTS KITCHEN STADIUM

WELCOME TO THE KITCHEN STADIUMLOCATED IN JACOME LIBRARY PLAZA

Tucson Meet Yourself has been celebrating the intersections of food and culture since its inception 43 years ago. This year we have added a special stadium—complete with bleachers—to showcase those connections front and center.

While the festival has long had food demonstration arenas, the Kitchen Stadium moves these expressions to a bigger area, offering educational programming for longer hours and for all three days of the festival.

The City of Gastronomy Kitchen Stadium will feature local producers and makers who together tell the stories of Tucson’s many foodways and help define a distinctly “Tucson cuisine.”

Coordinator: Chef Liane Hernandez | Co-Presenter: Chef Barry Infuso

Sponsors: Pima Community College Culinary Arts, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, Edible Baja Arizona, Food Conspiracy Co-op, Tucson Foodie, Slow Food So. AZ.

SEE COMPLETE SCHEDULE FOR EACH DAY ON PAGES 7, 9 AND 11 OF THIS PROGRAM

“Long before the current fascination with food rose to national attention, Tucson Meet Yourself was circulating words like ‘foodways’ and ‘culinary heritage’ among Tucsonans from all walks of life, reminding us that food is a great door through which we can enter to expand our understanding of each other and of the world.”

- Dr. Maribel Alvarez, Festival Director

REGION LOCATION

AFRICAN-AMERICAN

Mama Joy’s Catfish & More J10A-B

Gethsemane COGIC Women E33

ASIAN

Takoyaki Balls (Japan) j2A

Saffron Indian Bistro J7-8

Thri Ratana Buddhist Temple J11-12

Vietnamese Alliance J18-19

Filipino American Students J20A

Wat Buddahmetta (Thai) E9-10

Thai Tucson E23

New Delhi Palace E44-45

Lao Academic Organization E25-26

UA Vietnamese Students E29-30

Filipino American Sampaguita E31-32

Tucson Chinese Christian Church E34

CARIBBEAN

Ceedee Jamaican Kitchen E1-2

Safe Mission (Jamaican) E19

Caribbean Soul Cuisine (Virgin Islands)

E22

EURASIA

Kalina Russian Cuisine J20B

EUROPEAN

Daughters of Penelope/AHEPA (Greek)

E3-4

Lajkonik (Polish) E27-28

Club España E35-36

Arslan’s Gyros (Bosnia) E42

LATIN AMERICAN

Ricuras de Venezuela JT1-2

Don Pedro’s Peruvian Bistro J28-29

Club Costa Rica E7-8

Club Colombia E15-16

Inca’s Peruvian Cuisine E20A

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MEXICAN

El Guero Canelo J1B

Matilde’s Sonoran Kitchen J22

Mom’s Tacos J24

Santa Cruz Catholic Church E17-18

Los Chiquilines (Aguas Frescas) E46-47

MIDDLE EAST

Iranian Students Cultural Association

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Turkish Cultural Club E11-12-13

NATIVE AMERICAN

Yoeme Barrio Libre (Yaqui) J5-6

The O’odham Ladies J21

San Ignacio Yaqui Council E5-6

Café Santa Rosa E14

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Just Churros J3-4

Frost Gelato Shoppe J9

Fruitshack Smoothies CM51-52

Hawaiian Shave Ice CM39-40

The Corn Roasters J23

Tucson Kona Ice J30A-B

J’s Kettle Corn J31

Kool Twist (Ice Cream) J32-33

Sonoran Sno-Cones E20

King Corn E39

Lil Orbits Mini Donuts E40-41

U.S.A REGIONAL FOODS

Southwestern Smoke BBQ J13

Frankie’s South Philly Cheesesteaks

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BrushFire BBQ J26-27

Tucson Invitational Games (Ballpark Food)

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JMB’s Santa Maria Style BBQ E38

Hawaiian Asian Pacific Islanders Club

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